Confession and Forgiveness (HOMILY ON THE 2ND SUNDAY OF EASTER (DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY) APRIL 2023
Confession and Forgiveness (HOMILY ON THE 2ND SUNDAY OF EASTER (DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY) APRIL 2023 Acts 2:42-47; Ps.118; 1Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31 Confession and Forgiveness While still very much in the euphoria of the Easter Joy, we are called upon today to reflect on the Mercy of God. The Mercy of God has a lot to do with the season of Easter. Without the Divine Mercy, the source of Easter Joy will not be understood neither will the lesson be well learnt and lived out. First, the passion and death of Jesus was occasioned by the calumny of men. During the Holy Week, we saw how everyone was involved in this calumny; including the disciples. The resurrection of Christ meant victory over wickedness and betrayal. But what do we do with such victory? We live in a world where people no longer want their perceived enemies to die but to live and see them prosper; so that they can rub off their prosperity on the faces these perceived enemies. Sometimes, we spend so much time begging God fo...